50 Lire (Large Type)
Obverse: © smithymx67
Reverse: © smithymx67
Description
This was a standard circulation coin for Italy.
Key Details
Country
Italy (ITA)
Issuer
Banca d'Italia
Currency
Lira
ITL
1861 - 2001
Type
Standard Circulating
Years
1954 - 1989
Alignment
Coin ↑↓
Shape
Round
Diameter (⌀)
24.8 mm
Thickness
1.95 mm
Weight
6.25 g
Face Value
50 Lire (50 ITL)
Demonetized
Yes
Composition
Acmonital
81.75% Iron, 18.25% Chromium
Obverse (heads)
Obverse Description
A portrait of a woman's head with an oak wreath with lettering around the rim edge of the coin.
Obverse Designer
Giuseppe Romagnoli
Pietro Giampaoli
Obverse Lettering
REPVBBLICA·ITALIANA·
ROMAGNOLI
GIAMPAOLI-INC.
Obverse Lettering Translation
Republic of Italy
Reverse (tails)
Reverse Description
The god Vulcan working iron on an anvil with date and denomination around.
Reverse Designer
Giuseppe Romagnoli
Pietro Giampaoli
Reverse Lettering
1978
L.50
R
Edge
Edge Description
Milled
Mints
Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome (R)
1911 - to date
Mintage
Year
Mintage
Quality
1954 R
17,600,000
Circulated
1955 R
70,500,000
Circulated
1956 R
69,400,000
Circulated
1957 R
8,925,000
Circulated
1958 R
825,000
Circulated
1959 R
8,800,000
Circulated
1960 R
2,025,000
Circulated
1961 R
11,100,000
Circulated
1962 R
17,700,000
Circulated
1963 R
31,600,000
Circulated
1964 R
37,900,000
Circulated
1965 R
25,300,000
Circulated
1966 R
27,400,000
Circulated
1967 R
28,000,000
Circulated
1968 R
17,800,000
Circulated
1969 R
310,000
Brilliant Uncirculated
1969 R
23,010,000
Circulated
1970 R
21,411,000
Circulated
1971 R
32,400,000
Circulated
1972 R
39,000,000
Circulated
1973 R
48,700,000
Circulated
1974 R
63,300,000
Circulated
1975 R
86,900,000
Circulated
1976 R
180,600,000
Circulated
1977 R
293,800,000
Circulated
1978 R
416,808,000
Circulated
1979 R
315,000,000
Circulated
1980 R
94,800,000
Circulated
1981 R
140,000,000
Circulated
1982 R
54,500,000
Circulated
1983 R
20,000,000
Circulated
1984 R
10,000,000
Circulated
1985 R
10,000,000
Circulated
1985 R
20,345
Proof
1986 R
15,000,000
Circulated
1986 R
17,500
Proof
1987 R
14,700,000
Circulated
1987 R
10,000
Proof
1988 R
20,000,000
Circulated
1988 R
9,000
Proof
1989 R
26,500,000
Circulated
1989 R
9,200
Proof